Contemporary Art Evening Auction

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

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Property from the Helga and Walther Lauffs Collection

Gerhard Richter

S.D.

Auction Closed

October 14, 06:49 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000,000 - 9,000,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Helga and Walther Lauffs Collection

Gerhard Richter

b. 1932

S.D.



signed, dated 1985 and numbered 575-2 on the reverse

oil on canvas

200 by 200 cm. 78¾ by 78¾ in.

Please note that this lot is subject to a guaranteed minimum price and an irrevocable bid. Please refer to the online catalogue for information on guaranteed property and irrevocable bids.
Mrs Helga Lauffs (acquired directly from the artist in April 1986)

Thence by descent to the present owner

Exh. Cat. (and catalogue raisonné), Düsseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, Gerhard Richter. Bilder/Paintings 1962 – 1985, 1986, p. 324, no. 575-2, illustrated

Exh. Cat. (and catalogue raisonné), Bonn, Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Gerhard Richter: 1962-1993, Volume III, Bonn 1993, n.p., no. 575-2, illustrated in colour

Dietmar Elger, Gerhard Richter. Catalogue Raisonné, 1976-1987, Volume 3, Ostfildern 2013, pp. 454-55, no. 575-2, illustrated in colour

Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange/Haus Esters, Dreißig Jahre durch die Kunst, September – December 1985, p. 33, illustrated in colour

Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Raum für Malerei/The Painting Room, March 2002 – March 2003, p. 10, illustrated in colour

Krefeld, Museum Haus Haus Lange/Haus Esters, Die Leere und die Fülle. Aus der Sammlung Lauffs und den Sammlungen der Krefelder Kunstmuseen, February – May 2004